FORDSON SUPER MAJOR 6 CYLINDER CONVERTION

[@spencermoss5528]

Having the ecstasy of gold playing over this is just incredible

[@g.a.f3398]

Absolute beautiful job sir one of the best restorations ive seen of a fordson major it was also in keeping as well. Normally as soon as a 6 cylinder D series goes in a major then stupidly big back wheels follow not on this restoration though it was all kept original except the engine and it looks quality i take my hat off to you sir.

[@garyhover2688]

Thank you for your kind words. Much appreciated

[@baazigaj9125]

Could not agree more, even the front wheel approach is epic

[@rockcliffe91]

One of my favourite tunes, The Good The Bad and The Ugly. Also a favourite tractor of mine. I sold my 58 Power Major several years ago, been regretting ever since. Superb job, well done, love the attention to detail.

[@garyhover2688]

thank you very much

[@jez215]

blueviper91 w

[@johnemerine7156]

blueviper91 on iti have a 1959p0wer major and a 1961 super super majors and 2 1962 fordson super dexta tractors in Ohio USA

[@colmanlong1032]

Fantastic job you done there,beautiful lookin & sounding tractor.

[@brianmarshall1637]

Very well engineered indeed,I think you have the right engine in because some conversions have the earlier one in of the same name but don,t look as good

[@dappy848]

great job on the fabrication work tractor is a credit to your hard work ---enjoy it

[@RobertStorey-ik9bo]

DAD DID a major 6d 75 hp conversion from thames trader wagon in 1970 loads of power sump was left alone.

[@excelexpresss]

Fabulous job, always loved 6 cylinder Fordsons 👍

[@werneralberts8678]

WOW!!! Very nice conversion of a tractor I am in love with, well done Gary!

[@farmerjer9339]

You made it look so easy...as I look at my 62 and cry a little!

[@rahulchikara8516]

Great job with perfection

[@JFV-M16]

Just paint the rims and mudguards white.

[@g0fvt]

Beautiful job, well done

[@williebourke9962]

WASENT there something special about a 6 cylinder major .A contractor near me had 1 years ago with a 4 wheel bray conversion x a weight frame on the front .It was used with a 4 sod plough and wider tyres .A great hum out of it in clay soil pumping out the acres 20 on a good day .Youd pull up to hear the crack out of it doing 8" in the soil .Well looked after but driven hard .it was well able for its job ..WHAT A BEAUTIFUL TRACTOR IN THE VIDEO .GOD BLESS THE MAN THAT DONE IT ..NOW HE HAS A TRACTOR .AND HE KNOWS IT TOO .A GREAT VIDEO

[@rickpaul4383]

This was done in British Guyana in 1979 ,fitted with the super Major type 6 cylinder engine, by C Dhanpaul at Mahaicony,others followed , a few still exist in West Bernice,,,very good job ,that's a industrial Ford 6,,,those come with aluminum sump's,,

[@stefanwosinsky1935]

i have one with aluminum sump, but mine might need an overhaul sometime soon. also they turned the front axle around to make the triangle point forwards, i'm not a huge fan of that necessarily

[@JOHNSDA2UP]

Beautiful work

[@barrywhitley2535]

Nice job.

[@kevthehover]

Blast Bor you made a 1st class job of that well done mate.

[@fordsonclassictractor7833]

This music match bollywood film song kabhi main sunu kabhi tum suno Very good restoration

[@Flyanb]

Great resto-mod that thing is immaculate! From MN USA! you should be proud 🙂

[@garyhover2688]

Thank you very much sir. from the UK

[@TUNA.CAN.TOMCAT]

How Fantastic!!!

[@rbharvesters7404]

Really nice job. I have an old perkins 6.288 on a scrap combine. My new dream is to fit it in a nuffield 460 or super major or similar. Was looking for ideas this was the first video i watched. If mine ends up anything like yours i will be happy.

[@garyhover2688]

Good luck with your project. hope it goes well.

[@eicher1232]

Beautiful

[@tractorman2131]

Hi I have a super major I just bought it and it threw a rod through the side of the block im looking for a replacement engine can you tell me if the regular major or dexta or ford 5000 has the same engine thanks

[@mrcvx]

Hi garry just at mine now. What did you use for the steering bar I see it's bent down did you just bend some piping and weld it?

[@garyhover2688]

Hi CVX I used 1 ¼ inch solid bar or 32mm en8 grade steel. heated bent and welded Good luck with your project

[@jamestucker2088]

what paint did you use by any chance was is enamal or 2 pack based ? thanks

[@TheRebelOne.]

Stunning, well done! I'm putting a Perkins 6372 into my Major. Any tips on what to look out for or pitfalls??

[@garyhover2688]

Hi Thanks for your comment, I chose a ford cargo engine because most of the bolts holes line up with the fordson. All I had to do was make the flange for the bottom 5 or 6 bolts. some people don’t bother but that’s a bit risky. I would be interested to see your adapter plate for your Perkins. Just one thought, I think the Perkins max out at 2700 rev per min? I would be worried about spinning an over 50 year old fly wheel that quick. As the major was only made to do 1800 rev. Having said that, I do take mine up to 2000 rpm max. I know the tractor pullers push a lot more through there’s but they plate the clutch housing because they will let go if you over rev. Good luck with your project. Gary

[@TheRenaultMan89]

gary hover2 I've recently picked up an old 53 major with a tired engine and have also been offered a 6cyl for it that came out a water pump so it's an industrial engine a 2725e. Looks very similar to your cargo engine, I think it has the same bolt pattern apart from it does not have the "egg" shape to match the bottom of the clutch housing, it has an aluminium sump though, wondered if it would be strong enough if modified to suit the gearbox pattern without additional bracing from rear axle? Did your cargo engine have a cast sump? Fantastic job on your conversion, looks a factory finished example 👍🏻

[@matui6983]

Is that all the rpm's the Fordsons get in a tractor 1800rpm? In a marine application the early Dagenham/590 series engines get 2250rpm while the D-series get 2450rpm and the Dovers get 2500 and the Sabres a bit more.

[@wonkylommiter6364]

Morricone and cool tractors! Awesome!! Now please build a Doe Triple D type beast with two 6 cyl engines!

[@tomvarcoe3100]

What water pump are you using

[@condor6262]

Ennio Morricone, nice song

[@A2Stanton]

Yep nice

[@Digger72]

Awesome 😎👍

[@dendrus1949]

Really neat the way you did those radius arms. You'd think they had always been there

[@i.f.colville2497]

But they are not articulated at the axle end so how does that work

[@dendrus1949]

@@i.f.colville2497 At first glance you would think that might be a problem, but this is exactly the same layout as the smaller Ferguson tractors which all performed without problems. I can only assume that any build up of tension is absorbed by the arms themselves flexing.

[@eduardelgadilloypesado1302]

fantástico tractor y de 6 cilindros todo poder jajaj

[@yaserfalah8011]

Can you make it 4W??thanks you

[@luisseijas2815]

De que tractor es el motor ??

[@garyhover2688]

El motor no es de un tractor, sino de un motor industrial Ford. Se utilizó para muchas aplicaciones, como motores marinos, etc. Pero este era un exmilitar. Estaba en un camión de deshielo en una base militar.

[@tomzeedee]

Excellent restiration.. what type of paint did you use and did you put a lacquer on over the paint..

[@garyhover2688]

Hi Thanks for your comment The paint is tractor enamel from Agriline Products Ltd. Fordson Empire blue. No lacquer used.

[@martijnveerman5933]

what engine is in it?

[@garyhover2688]

ford cargo industrial engine 2725e

[@garethifan1034]

What's the engine set at? 130 Hp? Lovely job on the tractor.

[@carwynowen8709]

​@garyhover2688 what engine is in that tractor?

[@mrcvx]

How did the radius Arms work in the long run? Do they allow enough pivot for the front axle? Finest conversion over ever seen BTW

[@garyhover2688]

Hi Thank you for your kind comment. The Radius Arms work fine. They are form a Dexter or a 4000 I think? I cut the fork off the donor arm and welded on the original super major fork as 4000 fork would not fit the major axel. Also to be on the safe side I placed a 20mm hi tensile rod inside the arm and filled it with cement, as I have seen some of these bend. Hopefully will not. so far so good.

[@mrcvx]

That's great thanks. Does the track rod foul the fork or did it need another mod?. Also the rod going from the steering box to power steering ram is that just lengthened one that comes with the power steering kit or did you source a different one. Finally did you weld two bonnets or buy one

[@garyhover2688]

@@mrcvx I modified the track rod not because it would foul the fork but the larger sump on that engine got in the way. There are three options of sump for that engine. The difference being a drop in the pan at the front, mid, or a rear. If I could have found a rear pan sump “if that makes sense” I would not have had to modify the track rod, but couldn’t find one anywhere. The steering box arm I lengthened, from memory I think i use 1”1/8 en8 rod welding the old ball ends on the extended bar. The bonnet is two welded together. The tractor is about 10” longer than the old super major.

[@vintagemachinery7415]

Did you have to make anything for the clutch to work as I’ve been told I need to make a spacer between the clutch yoke and the actual clutch?

[@garyhover2688]

No nothing like that. The ford 6 cylinder bolted straight on The only thing you have to do is modify the bottom of the bell housing as the major is oval and the 6 cylinder is round. Some people don’t bother but its chancing it I think. I don’t like the idea of missing 3 or 4 bolts out of the bottom of the bell housing. It shows it at around 2mins Good luck with your project.

[@vintagemachinery7415]

gary hover2 cheers mate. Yeah I’ve got a cargo engine so will be doing mine shortly 👍

[@juliusgarage1844]

did you have to change the chasis ?

[@garyhover2688]

Hi you have lengthen the two bits of channel both sides of the engine and lengthen the bonnet by 10 in or 25cm. for that engine.

[@sskar48iraq71]

Our first family tractor isfordson super major 1962.

[@sumanmondalsuman7635]

I'm Indian man thanks Tractor jindabad

[@adjustablehammer3749]

And there goes another good major😔

[@BRI33NOR]

Is this in Lincolnshire ?.Sleaford way ?.

[@bayrammutlu8197]

6silindir orjınalmı. Modeveyapıldı sonradan

[@mattharte7334]

Superb job how many hours labour?

[@garyhover2688]

I Don’t Know give up counting. It took 18 months maybe 2 years

[@jankotze1959]

Awesome

[@andersrichardsen5788]

Very nice build! Where did you get your gauges from? Anders

[@garyhover2688]

They are Wema marine gauges

[@andersrichardsen5788]

Thanks👌

[@andersrichardsen5788]

Did you connect the tachometer to the W terminal?

[@garyhover2688]

Yes w terminal on the alternator.

[@andersrichardsen5788]

How long did you make the side rails? Looks like i tidy fit👌

[@matiashornos2146]

Exelente trabajo !

[@yashdeepmaan8310]

This is Awesome dude can I get it in India and what is the cost

[@roshanlalverma1315]

who are you shankar lal 09983887848. churu lndia

[@fordsonclassictractor7833]

I like modify Deshbord

[@pettsonochfindusdvd4787]

Top Gear Toyota pickup theme

[@jorjepereira321]

que trabajo hermoso eso si es tener amor por los fierro pero por favor cambiales la música de fondo ponerle alegría ponle una música de los 80 o de los 90 🤦🤦‍♂

[@ronyfox5179]

Fordson and super six ford made me rich

[@yaserfalah8011]

How?

[@ΑΡΗΣΣΕΛΙΝΙΩΤΑΚΗΣ-γ8ο]

Western music

[@asmundlerstad1339]

Nice work professional look.(But horible choice of music :-)

[@FORD-ms6tj]

Ford 1210 engine

[@ylmazkalkan2477]

Tames ve dört d 1210 ustasıyım Ford motoru bakımı ücretsiz bakım yapılır

[@donnarobinson8181]

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[@thomasjackson5920]

Hi Gary how did u fasten front of engine to side rails did u fabricate a plate as on standard major they bolt to timing case base in triangular bolt pattern many thks